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Department of Public Works

Staff

VACANT, Director of Public Works

VACANT Public Utilities Director

Johhny Gooden, Solid Waste Manager
Lucenda Hood, Facilities Manager
Bernard Harper, Garage Coordinator

The Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance of City roads, vehicles and facilities as well as the efficient operational management of the municipal marina, solid waste, recycling collections, and engineering of infrastructure projects and development.

Facilities Maintenance

The Facilities Maintenance Division repairs, remodels and provides daily maintenance for City facilities and also assists departments, organizations, agencies, etc. on various special projects and events.

The Facilities Maintenance Division is also responsible for the repair and maintenance of traffic and pedestrian crossing signals and street lights located within the City.

Please contact us at (561) 992-1642 for questions regarding our Facility Maintenance operations. In the event of a traffic signal problem, please contact (561) 992-1637

City Garage

The purpose of the City Garage is to provide prompt, reliable and efficient Fleet Management and service to all City departments and divisions.

Services provided for city vehicles

All phases of vehicle repair work
The central receiving point for materials for various city divisions and departments

Vehicle Safety

Sustain preventive maintenance plan for all City vehicles
Repair vehicles and equipment in accordance with new or surpassing manufacturers standards

Safe disposal of hazardous waste

Insure safe disposal of used oil, filters and old tires per Department of Environmental Protection and Environmental Protection Agency guidelines.
Reclaim and reuse R-12 Freon according to Department of Environmental Protection standards.

All mechanics subject to 24 hour call out, 7 days per week.

Solid Waste - (561) 996-5865

Responsibilities

The Solid Waste Division is responsible for the collection and removal of garbage and recycling items within the city limits of Belle Glade. Our services include twice a week household garbage pickup, once a week curbside recycling pickup, bulky item (junk) pickup once a month on Wednesdays and yard waste pickup.

Residential garbage collection is provided twice a week, either Monday & Thursday or Tuesday & Friday.

Commercial garbage collection (dumpsters) is set up by the City and varies according to size of the container and pickup days. However, pickup days are available Monday through Saturday for this service.

Violations

1) GARBAGE

Violation notices will be issued for the first three (3) infractions. The Sanitation Division will collect and dispose of said trash after the issuance of the violation notice.
The fourth violation notice will result in a one hundred dollar ($100) fine.
The fifth violation notice and each successive violation will result in a five hundred dollar ($500) fine.

2) BUILDING DEBRIS

There will be a total of three (3) violation notices to each resident per infraction. This will allow the public time to procure an authorized vendor.
The fourth cited day of accumulated curbside building debris will result in a one hundred ($100) dollar fine.
The fifth and each successive violation notice will result in a five hundred dollar ($500) citation.

Some forms used by the City are fillable PDF files, you must have or download the software above to view the files.

Refuse Collection Guide/Schedule

1) GARBAGE

See map on reverse side. All garbage and yard trash must be containerized for regular collection. Containers must not be placed at curbside before 6:00 PM the day before the regular collection and must be removed from curbside no later than 10:00 PM the day of collection.

2) BULK TRASH

Bulk trash consists of an accumulation of bulk type trash or vegetation that cannot be containerized.

NW Section - Place trash curbside on Monday evening. Trash will be collected on Tuesday.

NE Section - Place trash curbside on Tuesday evening. Trash will be collected on Wednesday.

SE Section - Place trash curbside on Wednesday evening. Trash will be collected on Thursday.

SW Section - Place trash curbside on Sunday evening. Trash will be collected on Monday.

3) WHITE GOODS

Old appliances are to be placed at curbside on Thursday evening and will be collected on Friday for all residents.

4) RECYCLING

All residents north of W. Canal Street North and East Canal Street North shall place recycling bins on Tuesday evening for pickup on Wednesday.

All residents south of West Canal Street North and East Canal Street North shall place recycling bins on Wednesday for pickup on Thursday.

5) BUILDING DEBRIS

Building debris shall mean any material accumulated as a result of demolition, remodeling or construction. It is a violation for any residential user to permit an accumulation of building debris to remain at curbside for a period longer than four (4) consecutive days without having arranged for disposal. The City charges for the collection and disposal of building debris with quantity no greater than eight (8) cubic yards. Any building debris quantity greater than eight (8) cubic yards will be removed at the owner’s expense by an authorized hauler permitted by the City.

Public Utilities

Director Vacant

Chief Plant Coordinator-WWTP Jeff Harris

Utility System Mgr. Rudledge Jones

Office Assistant II Mae Berenton

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